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"True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us."― Socrates

By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.― Confucius

"Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom."― Thomas Jefferson

'Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.'― Alfred Lord

"To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe."― Marilyn vos Savant

"God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."― Reinhold Niebuhr

"Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men."― Confucius

"Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk."― Doug Larson

"Wisdom stands at the turn in the road and calls upon us publicly, but we consider it false and despise its adherents."― Khalil Gibran

"There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain."― Plato

"This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those alone who conquer them each day anew."― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"Mistakes are the usual bridge between inexperience and wisdom."― Phyllis Theroux

"To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future."― Plutarch

"Mixing one's wines may be a mistake, but old and new wisdom mix admirably."― Bertolt Brecht

"Wisdom consists of the anticipation of consequences."― Norman Cousins

"Wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is doing it."― David Starr Jordan

"He dares to be a fool, and that is the first step in the direction of wisdom."― James Huneker

"We don't receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us."― Marcel Proust

"Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit."― Elbert Hubbard

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”― Eleanor Roosevelt, This is My Story

“It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all doubt of it.” ― Maurice Switzer

“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”― William Shakespeare, As You Like It

“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).”― Mark Twain

“When someone loves you, the way they talk about you is different. You feel safe and comfortable.”― Jess C. Scott, The Intern

“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”― Aristotle

“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.”― Socrates

“The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.”― Isaac Asimov

“Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.”― John Lennon

“Hold fast to dreams, For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird, That cannot fly.”― Langston Hughes

“In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.”― Mark Twain

“May you live every day of your life.” ― Jonathan Swift

“Never laugh at live dragons.”― J.R.R. Tolkien

“There is neither happiness nor misery in the world; there is only the comparison of one state with another, nothing more. He who has felt the deepest grief is best able to experience supreme happiness. We must have felt what it is to die, Morrel, that we may appreciate the enjoyments of life. " Live, then, and be happy, beloved children of my heart, and never forget, that until the day God will deign to reveal the future to man, all human wisdom is contained in these two words, 'Wait and Hope.”― Alexandre Dumas

“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.”― Aristotle, Metaphysics

“The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.”― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

“The best index to a person's character is how he treats people who can't do him any good, and how he treats people who can't fight back.”― Abigail Van Buren

“If you're reading this...Congratulations, you're alive. If that's not something to smile about, then I don't know what is.”― Chad Sugg, Monsters Under Your Head

“Think before you speak. Read before you think.”― Fran Lebowitz, The Fran Lebowitz Reader